Red-Eared Slider

This guy was just cruisin’ down the sidewalk in our neighborhood, hundreds of yards from the nearest significant body of water. But after all the rain we've had, and all the dried mud on its shell, I guess everywhere was a significant source of water. Thanks for the ID, Kelly. Sorry I didn't have the patience to photograph its head extended to capture the red ear; s/he outwaited me.

From https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=1261 » “Trachemys scripta, usually T. s. elegans, is probably the most widely illustrated turtle in the world, appearing in numerous publications ([lots of citations here]).

“Size: carapace length of 125-289 mm

“Native Range: The Red-eared Slider's indigenous range broadly covers the midwestern states and extending as far east as West Virginia and a disjunct (relict) population in southern Ohio, as far west as eastern New Mexico, and as far south as south of the Rio Grande River into northeastern Mexico…”

1 year ago (“Drill bits”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2016-05-01
2 years ago (“The passing of an era + Brian Schaffner, 1960–2015”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-05-01
3 years ago (“Your Arms Around Me”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-05-01
4 years ago (“Wildflower”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-05-01
5 years ago (“Walking to my car … *on* campus”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-05-01
6 years ago (“Mayday! Mayday!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-05-01

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